She finished ninth in the women's pole vault at the 2009 European Team Championships but went on to win the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara with a vault of 4.35 m, her first medal a major international competition. She qualified to represent Italy for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and just missed out on making the final, recording a mark of 4.50 m and losing out to Kristina Gadschiew on count-back. Nevertheless, she had set five Italian records over the year, which she ended with a personal best of 4.60 m. At the start of 2010 she improved her indoor record to 4.50 m in Udine, but she missed out on the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships as her compatriot Elena Scarpellini was selected instead. She retired at the end of 2012. Personal bests All information taken from IAAF profile. Achievements See also Italian all-time lists - Pole vault References External links 1980 births Living people Italian female pole vaulters People from San Vito al Tagliamento University of Padua alumni World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Friuli-Venezia Giulia 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women